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LGBTQ History @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social · Jan 27
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Gay Activist, Vol. 1 No. 8, Dec-Jan 1972. News & Opinion from the Gay Activists Alliance.
Gay Activist - News & Opinion from the Gay Activists Alliance Vol 1 No. 8 Dec-Jan 1972 - Newly Elected Officers for 1972 - GAA's 2nd Active Year
July 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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"ANITA BRYANT HAS BLOOD ON HER HANDS," After Stonewall, Winnipeg, Canada. Issue 2, 1977.
ANITA BRYANT HAS BLOOD ON HER HANDS - You may wonder why a prairie publication should concern itself with Miami gays. I hate to use the domino theory, but in case of the Miami struggle, this theory is applicable. Bryant has vowed to make this a national issue, challenging, pro-gay rights politicians in Congress. If her forces win the Miami referendum, it will provide the fuel for attacking any city ordinance protecting gays acrossthe U.S. Knowing politicians to be weak-kneed wishy-washy liberals, they would give in to waves of homophobia in their respective cities. Canada has a few lukewarm ordinances protecting gay city employees: e.g. Windsor, Toronto and Ottawa. If the tidal wave of homophobia is successful in the U.S., it certainly could happen here. All it takes is one homophobic Canadian, rallying support behind the guise of Christianity. We can't be complacent and feel secure in Canada. Yes, we can help our sisters and brothers in Miami. On the smallest scale you can simply boycott Florida orange juice. Or you could write a letter of protest to the Florida Citrus Growers. Their address is: Florida Citrus Commission Box 148 Lakeland, Florida 33802 And last but very important you could contribute funds to the Dade County Coalition. Whatever you can spare would be greatly appreciated. Their address is: Dade County Coalition Box 33-414 Miani, Florida 33133 Remember this isn’t just a Miami battle. It’s our battle as gay men and women. Let’s work to return Anita Bryant to the relative obscurity she once enjoyed.
January 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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"There's more to Me Than My Twat, Dammit," by Kathy Braun, Gay NYC, Vol. 3, Issue 85, Sept. 18, 1972. Discusses butch and femme identities and the experience of trying a dildo for the first time.
January 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"Man Shot In Park Scuffle," Berkeley Daily Gazette, April 18, 1969. Gives a detailed account (from the police) of the shooting of Frank Bartley.
Nameplate for the Berkeley Daily Gazette for April 18, 1969. Below that is the headline "Man Shot In Park Scuffle." Two columns of text. An unrelated story is nestled into the story on Bartley's shooting. That headline reads "Huge Drug Haul Here, 6 Arrested" Full text available upon request.
April 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Dance at Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse, 1971. Photo by Diana Davies, part of the Diana Davies Collection at NYPL.
People dancing. One person is shirtless and in extremely short shorts. another person is shirtless. One man in the foreground has his arms raised.
June 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"Answer the homosexuals! Answer the homosexuals!" Arthur Evans confronts New York City municipal official during a "zap." (Courtesy of Rich Wandel).
"Answer the homosexuals! Answer the homosexuals!" Arthur Evans confronts New York City municipal official during a "zap." (courtesy of Rich Wandel).
June 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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"Why Queer?" by Hoddy Allen, Angles, June 1991.
"Why Queer?" by Hoddy Allen, two columns of text.
June 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Note to self: Trying to correct this person will be met with zero evidence but lots of responses of "I was there!" from them.
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I'm going to do a little mini-thread on a post I saw over on Twitter. It's something that I find incredibly irritating: misusing photos.
"No T on these banners at DC National Marches I was at, cheesedick." With four photos of pride parades and only one is in DC.
July 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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One thing I'm struggling to navigate right now is how to handle some of the more toxic aspects of our past. How do I cover, for example, Lesbian separatists in the 1970s without adding fuel to the modern anti-Trans panic? I've largely avoided the topic for this reason.
July 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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"Do Bisexuals Have A Place In The Gay Movement?" by Lani Kaahumanu and Loraine Hutchins, The Advocate, Issue 578, June 4, 1991.
Do Bisexuals Have A Place In The Gay Movement? Two columns of text with photos of the authors. Large dropcap B starts off the first paragraph.
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Advertisement: 1993 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
The Advocate, Issue 613, Oct. 6, 1992.
1993 March on Washington One Million People In DC in '93 / April 25, 1993 -- Full page ad for The March On Washington
July 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Wow! 10,000 followers! I'm so glad each and every one of you are here. I hope you're all enjoying my LGBTQ+ history posts and if there's anything you want me to focus on, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Gay Activist, Vol 1 No 7, Nov. 1971. Newsletter of the Gay Activists Alliance.
Gay Activist, Vol 1 No 7, Nov. 1971. Newsletter of the Gay Activists Alliance. P.O Box 2 Village Station NY 10014, James Owles, Pres. 25c. Intro 475 Hearings Begin, - One column of text. Continued on page 8 Includes phtoto by Richard C. Wandel of Eleanor Holmes Norton speaking at the Intro 475 Hearings. Gay Inmates At Tombs Riot - Two columns of text. Continued on page 15.
July 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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From Steven Dansky’s Facebook page: “A statement of resistance from the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) on this day of independence. GLF was the first LGBTQ organization founded post-Stonewall Rebellion. The undersigned surviving members are all ages from 70s-80s.”
A statement of resistance from the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) on this day of independence. GLF was the first LGBTQ organization founded post-Stonewall Rebellion. The undersigned surviving members are all ages from 70s-80s. GAY LIBERATION FRONT STATEMENT We, the undersigned, former members of New York’s Gay Liberation Front, condemn the Trump administration and its supporters in all levels of government for their vicious attacks on our community and on other marginalized communities. The Gay Liberation Front was the first and most radical LGBTQ+ organization formed directly after the Stonewall Uprising in June, 1969. Our guiding message, equal inclusion of all people into society and the body politic, is even more urgent today. One of the administration’s first targets was the transgender community. It is attempting to eject them from the military. Trans people seeking to renew their passports are now faced with the indignity of having their pre-transition gender stamped on the documents. Ten states now deny them appropriate medical care. The administration is encouraging a climate of hatred that has led to increased violence against trans people. The Trump administration has cut funds for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, both in the United States and abroad. This will result in a worldwide increase in disease and death—an increase that will not stop at our borders. The administration has removed the “T” and the “Q” from the Stonewall National Monument, erasing a core part of our history. It removed Navy veteran Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy vessel. It has mandated removing any mention of queers, Black people, and other minorities from government websites. Before a public outcry reversed its decisions, it had deleted information about Black, Hispanic, and female military heroes—even the Navajo code talkers. In its colossal bigotry and stupidity, the administration even removed a photo of the Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb—because it included the word “Gay.” School districts across the country are under siege. With the support of Republican politicians, schools and libraries have banned books by authors of color, by LGBTQ+ authors, and by women, as well as books about racism, sexuality, and gender, and any histories that do not support right-wing jingoism. Since 2021, over 4,000 titles have been removed from school library shelves. Members of the Gay Liberation Front have always organized and participated in political demonstrations—not just for gay rights, but for civil rights and women’s rights, and against war and any injustice. An attack on one is an attack on all. Both Trump administrations have launched ferocious assaults on dissenters and demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights. Their masked thugs have snatched people off the streets, zip-tied them, and thrown them into unmarked cars. The Trump administration has attacked immigrants, including those here legally. Its thugs have even arrested Navajos in New Mexico and Arizona, demanding they prove their citizenship. In Wisconsin, they arrested Puerto Ricans for the crime of speaking Spanish in public. Both Trump administrations have behaved in an especially inhumane manner toward people crossing our border to escape dangers in their countries of origin. Tens of thousands of migrants have been thrown into overcrowded “detention camps,” where the only place to sleep is on the floor. They are often denied food for days. There are no facilities for showering and no medical care. During the first administration, children were forcibly torn from their parents. As many as 1,360 have never been reunited. Now the administration is shipping migrants to torture prisons at Guantánamo Bay and El Salvador, and to countries suffering extreme violence and instability. The administration plans to build more such “detention camps” on military bases. Let’s call them what they are: concentration camps. And when they’re done deporting migrants, foreign students, and work visa holders, they will have lots of empty cells to fill and lots of private prison corporations to pay for their “services.” Who will they come after next? Our queer communities are high on the list, along with political opponents, people of color, the disabled, and many more. The Trump-engineered majority on the Supreme Court overturned women’s reproductive rights, and certain members have suggested overturning marriage equality We must unite to stop them. If you’re waiting for the right time to stand up and be counted among those who resisted fascism, that time is now. 04 July 2025 Dennis Altman Ron Auerbacher Mark Berenson Perry Brass Ellen Broidy Jane Cohen Steven F. Dansky John Erdman Jessica Falstein, Bruce Gottfried, Donna Gottschalk Mark Horn Dajenya Kafele John Knoebel Richard Koob Giles Kotcher Larry Kovacs Richard M. Landman Michael J. Lavery Barbara J. Maggiani Flavia Rando Marc Schnapp Mark Segal Jason Serinus Martha Shelley Dennis Siple Steve Turtell Kathy/Kathleen Wakeham Allen Young
July 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Tom Doerr and Marty Robinson during Gay Activists Alliance sit-in at Governor Rockefeller's office. Photo by Diana Davies. Photo found in Diana Davies Collection at NYPL.
Tom Doerr and Marty Robinson cuddle on the floor next to an American flag
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals," by Lawrence K. Altman, New York Times, July 3, 1981. One of the first, and the most public, signs of a growing epidemic among the gay community.
A20 - The New York Times, Friday July 3, 1981. Rare Cancer Seen In 41 Homosexuals. Outbreak Occurs Among Men in New York and California -- 8 Died Inside 2 Years. By Lawrence K. Altman. Three columns of text.
July 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Donna Gottschalk, 1970 Christopher Street Liberation Day March. Photo by Diana Davies, found in Diana Davies NYPL collection.
A woman with short hair holds a sign reading 'I Am Your Worst Fear I Am Your Best Fantasy"
June 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The Miami Herald, August 18, 1955, page 30.
RESPONSIBLE ex Navy Officer, 25, willing to drive your car or share ride to New Orleans, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles, can leave immediately. Contact Harvey Milk at YMCA.
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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"7 Arrested As Pervert Suspects," The Miami News, April 22, 1956, Page 18.
"7 Arrested As Pervert Suspects" - one column of text.
May 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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I hope everyone had a good Pride month! I'm taking a little time for myself this week and will be mostly working on things behind-the-scenes, but I should be back on Sunday with the next issue of Gay Activist.
July 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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JD Doyle's websites are fantastic, and it's so great to see him getting some recognition. Check out his websites at houstonlgbthistory.org, www.queermusicheritage.com, and www.texasobituaryproject.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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This type of archival work of LGBTQ+ social spaces, folkways, etc. is crucial but SO underfunded. I did a similar story on historians of queer nightlife a few years ago and it was a) tons of fun & b) depressing to hear how little money/resources were available then. Presumably even less now.
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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"10,000 Gay Folk Stage A Parade," New York Daily News, June 29, 1970. From the Craig Rodwell papers at New York Public Library.
"10,000 Gay Folk Stage A Parade," New York Daily News, June 29, 1970.
June 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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WELCOME - The Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee -- Flyer from the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march, June 28, 1970.
WELCOME - The Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee -- Flyer from the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march, June 28, 1970.
June 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM